Cotter is the former head of Emergency Medical Services at Piedmont Hospital in Rock Hill. He has also directed EMS operations for Sedgwick County, Kansas, and Laurens County, and was a shift commander in Greenville County.

“In his previous position, he redesigned deployment processes to help increase coverage and reduce response times. Although we have one of the best EMS programs in the state, we are excited about the ideas he will bring to help the department run more efficiently and provide expanded services to our citizens,” county Supervisor Dan Davis said.

The county released these highlights of Cotter’s performance outcomes:

• Increasing return of circulation for cardiac arrest patients from 9 to 33 percent and survival to discharge from 2 to 14 percent (2012).

Under Cotter’s leadership, the Emergency Medical Services department at Piedmont Medical Center was named a 2014 Nicholas Rosecrans award recipient by JEMS Magazine, which recognized their “Safe Kids” program designed to reduce injuries in children. In Spring 2013, Piedmont Medical Center named Cotter, Leader of the Quarter.

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